MINUTES

STRATEGIC MEETING OF COUNCIL

Meeting #:
Date:
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Location:
IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER
PRESENT:
  • Mayor N. Nenshi
  • Councillor G-C. Carra
  • Councillor G. Chahal
  • Councillor S. Chu
  • Councillor D. Colley-Urquhart
  • Councillor J. Davison
  • Councillor P. Demong
  • Councillor J. Farkas
  • Councillor D. Farrell
  • Councillor J. Gondek
  • Councillor R. Jones
  • Councillor S. Keating
  • Councillor J. Magliocca
  • Councillor W. Sutherland
  • Councillor E. Woolley
ALSO PRESENT:
  • Acting City Manager B. Stevens
  • City Solicitor and General Counsel G. Cole
  • Chief Financial Officer E. Sawyer
  • General Manager S. Dalgleish
  • General Manager, D. Duckworth
  • General Manager M. Thompson
  • City Clerk L. Kennedy
  • Legislative Assistant T. Rowe
  • Legislative Assistant D. Williams
  • Acting General Manager R. Hinse

1.
CALL TO ORDER

Mayor Nenshi called the meeting to Order at 9:31 a.m.

2.
OPENING REMARKS

Mayor Nenshi provided opening remarks at today's Meeting.

3.
QUESTION PERIOD

1. Councillor Farkas

Topic: Parking Ban Policy Gap On Street Cleaning

2. Councillor Sutherland

Topic: Gas Price impacts on Transportation Operating Budget

 

4.
CONFIRMATION OF AGENDA

  • MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Colley-Urquhart
    Seconded byCouncillor Demong

    That the Agenda for today's Meeting be amended, by bringing forward and add a public presentation from Administration with respect to Item 12.2.1, One Calgary Program Update – Financial Situation Awareness - C2018-0848.

    MOTION CARRIED
  • MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Demong
    Seconded byCouncillor Sutherland

    That the Agenda for today's Meeting, as amended, be further amended by adding the following items, as Confidential Urgent Business:

    12.3.1 Police Commission Matters (Verbal), VR2018-0057

    12.3.2 Legal Briefing (Verbal), VR2018-0058

    12.3.3 Legal Briefing #2 (Verbal), VR2018-0059

    12.3.4 Legal Briefing #3 (Verbal), VR2018-0060

    MOTION CARRIED
  • MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Sutherland
    Seconded byCouncillor Magliocca

    That the Agenda for today's Meeting, as amended, be further amended by bringing forward and postponing Item 12.2.2, Rivers District Community Revitalization Levy Discussion Update, C2018-0816 to be dealt with as the first item of new business following the lunch recess.

    MOTION CARRIED
  • MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Keating
    Seconded byCouncillor Magliocca

    That the Agenda for the 2018 July 04 Strategic Meeting of Council be confirmed, as amended.

    MOTION CARRIED

5.
CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

5.1
Minutes of the Strategic Meeting of Council, 2018 June 18 
This item has attachments.

1.Unconfirmed Meeting Minutes - Strategic Meeting of Council_Jun18_2018 - English.pdf
  • MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Demong
    Seconded byCouncillor Farkas

    That the Minutes of the Strategic Meeting of Council held on 2018 June 18, be confirmed.

    MOTION CARRIED

6.
PRESENTATION(S) AND RECOGNITION(S)

None

7.
CONSENT AGENDA

None

8.
POSTPONED REPORTS

None

9.
ITEMS FROM OFFICERS, ADMINISTRATION AND COMMITTEES

9.1
OFFICER OF COUNCIL REPORTS

None

9.2
ADMINISTRATION REPORTS

9.2.1
Remote Participation in Council and Committees - C2018-0788
This item has attachments.

1.Remote Participation in Council and Committees - C2018-0788(1).pdf
2.Attachment 1 - Remote Participation Municipal Scan(1).pdf
3.Attachment 2 - Process for Members of Council’s Remote Participation in Council and Council Committee Meetings(1).pdf

That Report C2018-0788 be postponed to be dealt with immediately following the Closed Meeting, by general consent.

  • MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Demong
    Seconded byCouncillor Gondek

    That with respect of Report C2018-0788, Recommendation 1, be amended, as follows:

    • by adding the words "with exception of participation in a Closed Meeting" following the words "Adopt the remote participation process outlined in Attachment 2";and
    • in Attachment 2, on Page 2 of 3, Section "Steps to be Followed for Remote Participation", by deleting Section 9 in it's entirety and renumber the Sections accordingly. 

    Against: Councillor Farkas and Mayor Nenshi

    MOTION CARRIED
  • MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Farkas
    Seconded byCouncillor Magliocca

    That with respect to Report C2018-0788, the following be adopted, as amended:

     

    That Council:

    1. Adopt the remote participation process outlined in Attachment 2, as amended, for immediate use by Members of Council; and
    2. Direct Administration to include this process in upcoming amendments to Procedure Bylaw 35M2017 and return to Council with those amendments no later than Q4 2018.

    Against: Councillor Jones

     

    MOTION CARRIED

9.3
COMMITTEE REPORTS

None

10.
ITEMS DIRECTLY TO COUNCIL

11.
URGENT BUSINESS

12.
CONFIDENTIAL ITEMS

  • MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Colley-Urquhart
    Seconded byCouncillor Jones

    That Council move into Closed Meeting, at 11:46 a.m., to consider confidential matters with respect to the following items subject to Sections 16, 17, 19, 23, 24, 25 and 27 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act:

    • 12.2.1 One Calgary Program Update – Financial Situation Awareness, C2018-0848
    • 12.2.2 Rivers District Community Revitalization Levi Discussion Update, C2018-0816
    • 12.3.1 Police Commission Matters (Verbal), VR2018-0057
    • 12.3.2 Legal Briefing (Verbal), VR2018-0058
    • 12.3.3 Legal Briefing #2 (Verbal), VR2018-0059
    • 12.3.4 Legal Briefing #3 (Verbal), VR2018-0060

    ROLL CALL VOTE

    For: (12)Mayor Nenshi, Councillor Carra, Councillor Chahal, Councillor Colley-Urquhart, Councillor Demong, Councillor Farrell, Councillor Gondek, Councillor Jones, Councillor Keating, Councillor Magliocca, Councillor Sutherland, and Councillor Woolley
    Against: (1)Councillor Farkas
    MOTION CARRIED

  • Council reconvened into Public Meeting at 12:44 p.m. with Mayor Nenshi in the Chair.

    MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Demong
    Seconded byCouncillor Chahal

    That Council rise without reporting.

    MOTION CARRIED
  • MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Demong
    Seconded byCouncillor Chu

    Subject to Section 6(1) of Procedure Bylaw 35M2017, Section 78(1)(b) of Procedure Bylaw 35M2017, be suspended to change the lunch recess to occur from 12:40 p.m. to 1:40 p.m.

    MOTION CARRIED

    Council recessed at 12:40 p.m. and reconvened at 1:40 p.m. with Mayor Nenshi in the Chair.


  • MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Demong
    Seconded byCouncillor Gondek

    That Council move into Closed Meeting, at 1:44 p.m., to consider confidential matters with respect to the following items subject to Sections 16, 17, 19, 23, 24, 25 and 27 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act:

    • 12.2.1 One Calgary Program Update – Financial Situation Awareness, C2018-0848
    • 12.2.2 Rivers District Community Revitalization Levi Discussion Update, C2018-0816
    • 12.3.1 Police Commission Matters (Verbal), VR2018-0057
    • 12.3.2 Legal Briefing (Verbal), VR2018-0058
    • 12.3.3 Legal Briefing #2 (Verbal), VR2018-0059
    • 12.3.4 Legal Briefing #3 (Verbal), VR2018-0060

    Against:  Councillor Farkas

    MOTION CARRIED

    Council recessed in Closed Meeting at 3:15 p.m. and reconvened at 3:45 p.m.


  • Council reconvened into Public Meeting at 5:44 p.m. with Mayor Nenshi in the Chair.

    MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Carra
    Seconded byCouncillor Colley-Urquhart

    That Council rise and report.

    MOTION CARRIED

12.1
CONSENT AGENDA

12.2
ITEMS FROM OFFICERS, ADMINISTRATION AND COMMITTEES

12.2.1
One Calgary Program Update – Financial Situation Awareness - C2018-0848
This item has attachments.

1.Cover Report - C2018-0848 J04.pdf
2.Attach 1- C2018-0848.pdf
3.Attach 2 - C2018-0848 J04.pdf
4.Distrib-PowerPoint-C2018-0848.pdf

A PowerPoint presentation entitled "One Calgary Update - Financial Situation Awareness", dated 2018 July 04, was presented during the Public portion of the Meeting.

A Confidential PowerPoint, dated 2018 July 04, with respect to Report C2018-0848, was distributed during the Closed Meeting Portion of today's Meeting.

  • Administration in attendance during the Closed Meeting discussions with respect to Report C2018-0848:

    Clerk: L. Kennedy, D. Williams.  Advice: C. Male Observer: D. Duckworth, M. Thompson, E. Sawyer, S. Dalgleish, R. Hinse, B. Stevens S. Pickles, H. Kathol, K. Potts, C. Jacyk, T. Nguyen, J. Clarke, K. Black, M. Dietrich, N. Schaefer.

    MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Chu
    Seconded byCouncillor Sutherland

    That with respect to Report C2018-0848, Recommendations 1 and 2 be adopted as follows:

    That Council:
    1. Receive public presentation for information; and
    2. Make Report C2018-0848 and Attachments public documents.

     

    Against:  Councillor Farrell

    MOTION CARRIED
  • MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Chu
    Seconded byCouncillor Sutherland

    That with respect to Report C2018-0848, Recommendation 3 be adopted as follows:

    That Council:
     
    3. Direct that the confidential discussions and distribution with respect to Report C2018-0848 remain confidential subject to Sections 23 and 24 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

    ROLL CALL VOTE

    For: (12)Mayor Nenshi, Councillor Carra, Councillor Chahal, Councillor Chu, Councillor Colley-Urquhart, Councillor Davison, Councillor Gondek, Councillor Jones, Councillor Keating, Councillor Magliocca, Councillor Sutherland, and Councillor Woolley
    Against: (3)Councillor Demong, Councillor Farkas, and Councillor Farrell
    MOTION CARRIED

12.2.2
(Postponed) Rivers District Community Revitalization Levy Discussion Update - C2018-0816

A clerical correction was noted in the header of the Report C2018-0816, by deleting the year and date of "2017 July 25" and by substituting the date "2018 June 25".

A confidential PowerPoint presentation, dated 2018 July 04 was distributed and Presentation was given in Closed Meeting, with respect to Report C2018-0816.

  • Administration in attendance during the Closed Meeting discussions with respect to Report C2018-0816:

    Clerk: L. Kennedy, D. Williams. Advice: B. Stevens. Legal: G. Cole. Observer: D. Duckworth, M. Thompson, E. Sawyer, S. Dalgleish, R. Hinse, C. Male, M. Perpeluk, K. Black, C. Barry, L. Kerr, J.Clarke.  External Advice : W. Connell, M. Brown, T. Bornhorst External Observer: S. Veres, M. Tobias-Antal, K. Court.

    MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Sutherland
    Seconded byCouncillor Magliocca

    That with respect to Report C2018-0816, Recommendation 1 be adopted as follows:

    1.  Receive the Rivers District Community Revitalization Levy Discussion Update Report for information.

     

    MOTION CARRIED
  • MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Sutherland
    Seconded byCouncillor Magliocca

    That with respect to Report C2018-0816, Recommendations 2, be adopted as follows:

    That Council:

    2.  Direct Administration to proceed with the directions as discussed on slides 24 to 26 (Administration Recommendation contained in Report C2018-0816) and in Addendum A of the Closed Meeting presentation.

    Against: Councillor Farrell

    MOTION CARRIED
  • MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Sutherland
    Seconded byCouncillor Magliocca

    That with respect to Report C2018-0816, Recommendation 3, be adopted as follows:

    That Council:


    3. Direct that the Recommendations, Report, Attachments, confidential discussions, PowerPoint distribution and Addendum A with respect to Report C2018-0816 remain confidential subject to Sections 23, 24 and 25 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

    MOTION CARRIED

12.3
URGENT BUSINESS

12.3.1
Police Commission Matters (Verbal), VR2018-0057

  • Administration in attendance during the Closed Meeting discussions with respect to Report VR2018-0057:

    Clerks: L. Kennedy, D. Williams. Legal: G. Cole Observer: B.Stevens D. Duckworth, M. Thompson, E. Sawyer, S. Dalgleish, R. Hinse.

    MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Gondek
    Seconded byCouncillor Sutherland

    That with respect to Verbal Report VR2018-0057, the following be adopted:

    That Council:
    1.Thank Tyler Shandro for his service on the Calgary Police Commission;
    2.Direct the City Clerk’s Office to advertise for the completion of a two-year term citizen member position on the Calgary Police Commission, expiring October 31, 2019;
    3.Direct City Clerk’s Office to provide the applications to Councillor Gondek and Councillor Sutherland for review and interviews to return to the 2018 July 23 Combined Meeting of Council, with the selected candidate, subject to an enhanced Policy Security Clearance, for approval by Council; and
    4.Direct that the confidential discussions remain confidential subject to Sections 17 and 19 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

     

    MOTION CARRIED

12.3.2
Legal Briefing (Verbal), VR2018-0058

  • Administration in attendance during the Closed Meeting discussions with respect to Report VR2018-0058:

    Clerk: L. Kennedy. Legal: G. Cole

    MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Woolley
    Seconded byCouncillor Carra

    That  with respect to Verbal Report VR2018-0058, the following be adopted:

    That Council direct that the closed meeting discussions with respect to Report VR2018-0058 remain confidential pursuant to Section 27 of the Freedom of Information and the Protection of Privacy Act.

    MOTION CARRIED

12.3.3
Legal Briefing #2 (Verbal), VR2018-0059

  • Administration in attendance during the Closed Meeting discussions with respect to Report VR2018-0059:

    Clerk: L. Kennedy. Legal: G. Cole

    MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Colley-Urquhart
    Seconded byCouncillor Jones

    That with respect to Verbal Report, VR2018-0059, the following be adopted:

    That Council direct that the closed meeting discussions with respect to Report VR2018-0059 remain confidential pursuant to Section 27 of the Freedom of Information and the Protection of Privacy Act.

    MOTION CARRIED

12.3.4
Legal Briefing #3 (Verbal), VR2018-0060

  • Administration in attendance during the Closed Meeting discussions with respect to Report VR2018-0060:

    Clerk: L. Kennedy. Legal: G. Cole

    MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Colley-Urquhart
    Seconded byCouncillor Chahal

    That with respect to Verbal Report, VR2018-0060, the following be adopted:

    That Council direct that the closed meeting discussions with respect to Report VR2018-0060 remain confidential pursuant to Section 27 of the Freedom of Information and the Protection of Privacy Act.

    MOTION CARRIED

    Subject to Section 6(1) of Procedure Bylaw 35M2017, Section 78 (1)(c) was suspended, by general consent, to allow Council to complete the remainder of today's Agenda.

     


13.
ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRIES

None

14.
ADJOURNMENT

  • MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Jones
    Seconded byCouncillor Farkas

    That this meeting adjourn at 6:10 p.m.

    ROLL CALL VOTE

    For: (14)Mayor Nenshi, Councillor Carra, Councillor Chahal, Councillor Chu, Councillor Colley-Urquhart, Councillor Davison, Councillor Demong, Councillor Farkas, Councillor Farrell, Councillor Gondek, Councillor Jones, Councillor Keating, Councillor Magliocca, and Councillor Sutherland
    MOTION CARRIED
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